Golden oldies
They are the oldest residents still going strong in a captive environment. A 75-year-old macaw, which was found near the Amazon, a 45-year-old Cope Crowned Crane from South Africa and a 200-year-old tortoise from the Pacific region are the stars ...
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Why `afford' is unaffordable
ONE argument against war is that we can't afford it. Because we have a lot of other problems to attend to, such as laying roads, providing water, building schools, and so on. I look up `afford' in More

CINEMA

Spider-Man grosses Rs 15 cr in India
SPIDER-MAN, the season's big grosser from Columbia TriStar, had collections of Rs 3.3 crore for its second weekend in India, an official statement from the company said. The film had earned Rs 5.2 crore as collections for its first ...
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MUSIC & DANCE

Musical narration of Mahavishnu
Dr Srinidhi Chidambaram, exponent of Bharatanatyam, and cine actress Vasundhara Das at the launch in Bangalore of Kriya Kreative Sound's musical narration of Mahavishnu which is available on cassettes and ...
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